The latest issues reported have been problems with the phone's Bluetooth connectivity. According to seven pages of user complaints on Microsoft Answers, the new phones are failing to connect across a wide range of makes and models from various automakers. Calls over Bluetooth have also been getting dropped or put on hold.

Some users report having successfully used Windows Phone 7.5 devices with their vehicles for months, only to lose support when they upgraded.

So far there's been no word from Microsoft on when a fix may arrive.

In our last piece on Windows Phone 8 bugs, some commenters took issue with our reporting on the problems, arguing they weren't widespread. DamianRobertJones comments:

I call 'rubbish' on this article.

There are issues, sure, but as far as I can see/am aware it's not serious... yet

Let us know what you think -- should we not cover these issues? Do you consider them a serious problem? Would it be unfair to cover the iPhone 5's broken maps, battery life/wallet-draining data bug, and photograph discoloration, but not report on Windows Phone 8 bugs? Or does Microsoft deserve some slack since it's still trying to emerge as a serious competitor?

I paired my new Nokia Lumia 920 with my 2010 Mazda 3 a couple of hours after I got it. Smooth and flawless. The only hiccup was that I had to search in the Mazda manual for the button combination to bring up the pairing menu, that's all. I have a bout 16 GB of music on my 920 which I play in the car all the time.

Wonder if it's with Ford's systems again. For a while, Cyanogenmod builds could sync with everything but Ford's stuff. Eventually someone hacked something in to fix it but I'm thinking Ford is doing something either non-standard or too cutting edge.

quote: Wonder if it's with Ford's systems again. For a while, Cyanogenmod builds could sync with everything but Ford's stuff. Eventually someone hacked something in to fix it but I'm thinking Ford is doing something either non-standard or too cutting edge.

As I said in the piece it appears to be spread across a number of models, based on the comments.

I would say that clearly not everyone is affected, or the thread would be bigger. That said, some commenters did report their devices were initially syncing properly then had issues as they continued to be used.

Just trying to work with the best info I have! Let me know if you have any concerns or extra info.

How about the wi-fi bug in the iPhone 5 that is being completely ignored by the media, yet has a 2,300 post (w/ 300,000 views) thread on the Apple forums. Even Anand brushed it off in a podcast as speculation or user issue since he didn't experience problems during his review. I have 50 iPhone 5's here all with the same reproducible problems, and Apple is simply ignoring the fact that their wi-fi chipset does not work with certain other chipsets, including Netgear WAP's and certain Thinkpad's.

The Windows Phone reboot issue is suspected to be phones that have the battery fully drained and the phone is plugged in and has just enough juice to boot the phone OS and the user is trying to run an app that pushes the phone over the limits of the charger charging the phone and running the app. Charge for a few minutes and the reboot is no longer an issue.

Makes sense. If that's the reboot issue then MS should whip up a fix. There is that one windows of power remaining where the phone is not dead but has enough juice to display a dead battery icon. They just need to widen that window a bit I would think.

On a positive note, when WPs go into that battery saving mode they last for ages. If I know I'll be away from power for a few days I'll enable it manually.